Latest Biola Blog Articles

• Student Life Blog

  Who are you offline?

  a response to The Biola Hour on social media and emotional health

  Sydney Perry — January 21, 2020

  As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sydney Perry to blog her thoughts this episode. This is a response to...

• GRIT

  A Winter Break Memoir

  GRITventures: India

  Thecla Li — January 20, 2020

  Happy spring semester! This past winter break I had the chance to go to Kolkata India in West Bangla. India’s history is littered with unique...

• The Good Book Blog

  The Challenge of Eastern Religions

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Craig — January 17, 2020

  This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dear Dr.Craig, Recently I’ve come...

• Think Biblically

  The State of the Persecuted Church as a New Decade Begins

  Scott Rae — January 16, 2020

  With the release of the World Watch List in January 2020, we get a catalog of the most difficult places for the followers of Jesus around the...

• The Good Book Blog

  La fe y las obras siempre van juntas

  Octavio Esqueda — January 16, 2020

  Últimamente he escuchado con bastante frecuencia a muchos líderes cristianos afirmar que la fe en Cristo es lo más importante de todo y que todo lo...

• Student Life Blog

  Starting Your Career in Biotechnology

  Joy Ito — January 13, 2020

  If you’re studying biology, chemistry or engineering, working in a lab is a great way to boost your resume. The work experience you earn in a lab...

• The Good Book Blog

  Bridging the Gap from Theism to Christian Belief

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Craig — January 10, 2020

  This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hello Dr. Craig I have a question...

• Think Biblically

  Love Unleashes Life — the Pro-Life Message in a Polarized Culture

  with Stephanie Gray

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — January 9, 2020

  How can the pro-life message be effective in an increasingly polarized culture? How can the movement move from controversy to civility and still be...

• The Good Book Blog

  The Ministry-Impact Gap

  Kenneth Berding — January 9, 2020

  Today, my friend Chris Grace[1]introduced me to a concept that recent social psychologists refer to as “The Liking Gap.” In simple terms, when...

• Becoming Biola

  Maggie's Looking Ahead

  Spring Semester 2020

  Magdalene Segarra — January 6, 2020

  Hey guys! I can’t believe this semester is over. Like actually over this time. I know I’ve been saying how I can’t believe how this semester is...

• Becoming Biola

  Jessie's Looking Ahead

  Spring Semester 2020

  Jessie Zangmeister — January 6, 2020

  Hi friends! I can’t believe this last semester is over --- I have been reflecting on my life recently and how strange time is. We take life day by...

• The Good Book Blog

  The Genealogies of Genesis 1-11

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Craig — January 3, 2020

  This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question I have been both fascinated and...

• Becoming Biola

  Jessie's Semester Reflections

  Jessie Zangmeister — January 2, 2020

  Greetings, everyone! I am astonished that my first semester of college is almost over. I feel like it was just yesterday that I was sitting at my...

• Think Biblically

  The Bible Is Not What You Think

  with Michael and Lauren McAfee

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — January 2, 2020

  Many Millennials are skeptical of the Bible, viewing it as an outdated, intolerant book. Yet fellow Millennials Michael and Lauren McAfee, authors...

• Student Life Blog

  Tips for Entering a Competitive Industry After Graduation

  Ashley Logue — January 2, 2020

  Alumnus Soren Iverson (‘17) studied studio art with an emphasis in design and minor in business during his time at Biola. He is currently an art...

• The Good Book Blog

  Seven Favorite Christian Books of 2019

  Kenneth Berding — January 2, 2020

  As I reflect on the books I read in 2019, I note seven Christian books that have impacted my own Christian thinking and spiritual life more than...

• Becoming Biola

  Maggie's Semester Reflections

  Magdalene Segarra — December 30, 2019

  Maggie, Joy-filled It’s so crazy to see this semester has almost come to an end. There are only three weeks left of school before Christmas break....

• Becoming Biola

  Hunter's Semester Reflections

  Hunter Kennedy — December 30, 2019

  Hey everyone, This blog was really hard to write. It’s crazy that I am coming to the end of my 3rd semester at Biola. Life at Biola has never been...

• The Good Book Blog

  What’s an Ex-Mormon to Do?

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Craig — December 27, 2019

  This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dr. Craig, I was born and raised...

• Think Biblically

  It Takes a Family - to Raise a Village

  with Jennifer Morse

  Scott Rae — December 26, 2019

  In her important book, Love and Economics, economist Dr. Jennifer Morse argues the family is the central cultural institution responsible for the...

• Becoming Biola

  Noa's Semester Reflections

  Fall Semester 2019

  Noa Melendez — December 26, 2019

  Sophomore Season So, it’s pretty insane how fast the semester has already flown by. Time generally goes by fairly quickly but I think this...

• Becoming Biola

  Anna's Semester Reflections

  Fall Semester 2019

  Anna Gustafson — December 26, 2019

  Okay, so this semester was the fastest semester of my life. I do not understand where the time went. Originally, I kind of figured that I would...

• The Good Book Blog

  Christmas Presence

  Kenneth Berding — December 24, 2019

  Two days before Christmas last year I was sitting in church when the worship leader asked us to ponder this question: “What is it that you need to...

• Think Biblically

  The Reliability of the Gospels and the Historical Jesus

  with Darrell Bock

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — December 22, 2019

  What is the state of historical Jesus studies today? How has the landscape changed over the past few decades? Dr. Darrell Bock provides some...

• The Good Book Blog

  Can Christians Be Theistic Anti-Realists?

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Craig — December 20, 2019

  This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dear Dr. Craig, Recently I read...